Macassar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Around the base, Caruncho has planted a mix of Macassar ebony and osmanthus.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021
It was noon, and the tropic sun beat down on placid Macassar, in the Celebes, deep in the heart of The Netherlands Indies.
From Time Magazine Archive
From here the shattered remnants of the U.S. 19th Bombardment Group tried to stop the massive Japanese advance down Macassar Straits to Java.
From Time Magazine Archive
His cruisers were reported in Macassar Strait only after the battle had well begun; he would scarcely have risked such valuable escorts unless he was hard-pressed.
From Time Magazine Archive
As to pomatum, Macassar, and other inventions of the hair-dresser, I have only to say that, if used at all, it should be in moderation, and never sufficiently to make their scent perceptible in company.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.
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